Ancient hepatitis B viruses from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period

Ancient hepatitis B viruses from the Bronze Age to the Medieval periodAncient hepatitis B viruses from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period, Published online: 09 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0097-zPhylogenies reconstructed using 12 hepatitis B virus genomes, which were recovered from ancient human genome data, reveal a complex history of hepatitis B evolution that is not evident when using only modern samples.

Source: Nature AOP - May 9, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Barbara M ühlemann Terry C. Jones Peter de Barros Damgaard Morten E. Allentoft Irina Shevnina Andrey Logvin Emma Usmanova Irina P. Panyushkina Bazartseren Boldgiv Tsevel Bazartseren Kadicha Tashbaeva Victor Merz Nina Lau V áclav Smrčka Dmitry Voyakin E Source Type: research